“Ha, interesting! I’m being considerate by avoiding running into you, and yet you wield power over me as you please……”

The building owner who appeared quickly at my provocation was a handsome man with long platinum blonde hair tied back and golden eyes behind glasses.

“That’s right. I’m here. Let’s see if you say the same thing even after knowing who the building owner is!”

Although grumbling, his demeanor was not lacking in dignity compared to Philip. He looked like he could be a prince from any country.

Mild Kyung, who was having tea with me, stood up and stood to one side, and I, pleasantly surprised by an unexpected visual feast, smiled brightly.

This world is good because it has many handsome men.

“So you were handling important business or scheduling something. You should have said you weren’t coming while arranging flowers……”

As I smiled, the corner of the handsome man’s mouth also rose. Although he was forced to come, he didn’t seem in a bad mood.

He sat on the sofa across from me, meeting my chin gesture.

“You are still arrogant. And beautiful.”

“Do you… know me?”

“Of course, I do. Ellen……”

The handsome man’s expression was subtle as he said my name.

“……Countess Morris. And also……”

The handsome man paused and took out a pipe.

However, he didn’t light it, just looked at me for a moment. He seemed to have some story.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“It’s really been a long time since I’ve seen you, but… you’re so calm.”

The man hesitated and then asked.

“Even though a lot of time has passed, surely…… you haven’t forgotten me?”

I casually crossed my arms and feigned calm.

A cold sweat trickled down my spine at the thought of another mine laid by Ellen.

‘What did Ellen mess up? Did she lend money to the building owner… Or did she try to seduce him? To provoke Philip’s jealousy?’

Despite all these thoughts, I couldn’t figure it out without information.

‘Could he be lying?’

That’s possible. I did summon him forcibly.

I cautiously glanced at the handsome man’s face, but no matter how I observed his expression, I couldn’t feel it.

He narrowed his eyes and looked at me, then raised one corner of his mouth.

“You wouldn’t forget me. You remember, don’t you?”

Behind his glasses, his golden eyes sparkled with a slight resentment and confidence. He really seemed to know me.

“Uh, um…….”

I cleared my throat with a few hums and neatly packaged my face with an expressionless mask.

“No, I don’t remember.”

“What? You don’t remember me?”

“No, not at all.”

The handsome man’s eyes widened.

“Did I commit a crime against you or something……?”

The handsome man promptly denied the question I’d thrown out at random.

“That’s not it.”

“Then it’s settled.”

I ordered the real estate broker to bring a contract drafted to my specifications.

The real estate broker skillfully prepared the contract and placed it on the table.

“Whatever happened between us, let’s forget it and negotiate what we need. I want to rent for one year and then pay for the building. That’s what this contract is about.”

I fixed my gaze on the contract, expecting him to say right away that it was not acceptable.

‘Is there something negotiable? How can I find an excuse?’

But the other party was too quiet.

“……?”
The man’s pipe that was in his mouth dropped onto his lap as he lifted his head.

He had a truly dumbfounded expression.

“Why is that?”

The handsome man’s face turned red. He stuttered with his mouth like a fish before finally making a sound.

“Ha, how can this be?”

“…Yes? Is what I said so ridiculous?”

Then it happened.

“Step back until called.”

The handsome man bit at the real estate agent.

The real estate agent immediately vacated his seat. However, Sir Mild stayed put, whether the handsome man pressured him with his eyes or spoke to him.

“Wouldn’t it be better if Sir Mild also vacated his seat?”

I asked Sir Mild with a gesture if he recognized this man.

Sir Mild slightly shook his head.

He didn’t seem to know either.

Perhaps the fact that the Countess’s escort knight was Sir Mild is something most people know.

‘Then, even if this man knows Sir Mild, Sir Mild probably doesn’t know him.’

“It’s fine. Go ahead and speak.”

“…”

The handsome man closed his mouth. It seems that what he wanted to say was not about real estate but something like a minefield that I didn’t know about.

“Sir Mild is trustworthy.”

At my response, Sir Mild’s shoulders broadened.

“Tell me, what’s going on?”

The handsome man snorted.

“I know your personality, but you’re too naive, Ellen Verbon Lenoir.”

“…?”

He mentioned my name before marriage?

I stared blankly at him, not understanding why.

He cleaned the dropped pipe with the water in the glass and put it back in his mouth.

“Please pretend to know less and speak honestly.”

His eyes shone sharply.

“Will you really say you don’t know me?”

I seriously observed the handsome man.

Looking this way and that, and recalling the original work as much as I could, I had no idea who he was.

“I’d like to say I know you, but this is our first meeting. Will you just tell me your name?”

“…!”

The handsome man’s eyes shook.

“So….”

The blushing handsome man covered his mouth with his hand. After hesitating for a while, he looked straight into my eyes.

“I am Alexandre Zephyros Verbon.”

It was a name I was hearing for the first time.

“I see. Nice to meet you. Shall I call you Alexandre?”

I replied nonchalantly, but I felt a sense of foreboding from his name.

His name overlapped with my middle name, and his last name was Verbon.

‘If Verbon is his last name, isn’t he royalty?’

Suddenly, every word became cautious.

‘Shouldn’t Sir Mild know this man then?’

I glanced at Sir Mild’s expression. He, too, looked disturbed and seemed about to say something.

But Alexandre spoke first, and the timing was lost.

“You’re really going too far. Or are you doing this to me on purpose?”

He touched his forehead with his hand, looking somewhat shocked.

“Even so, not calling me Arje….”

“Arje?”

“Have you truly forgotten the love we shared?”

I was flabbergasted at Alexandre’s bombshell statement.